This thesis deals with the emergence of the modern state in Iran under the Pahlavi regime from 1926. The emphasis of the examination is on the political encapsulation of two Iranian tribal groups, the Turkmen and the Baluch, and the effects their subordination by the Iranian sta…
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One of the great failures, so far, of the United States experiment with democracy is the failure to ensure that every child receives an equitable educational experience. This study was conducted to contribute both to scholarship and to educational practices aimed at correcting y…
Executive Order 9066 directly impacted around 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American lives and continues to affect lives today through lineage and those sympathetic. Quickly following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, this order led to the Japanese American Internment Camps w…
In this dissertation, I investigate the phonology, phonetics, and historical development of Santa María Gueinagati Zapotec (GZ), an Otomanguean language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico. My description of the phonology of GZ focuses of the contrasts the occur in the root, which, in its …
Social scientists have long been interested in the ways that early life and educational attainment are related to racial health disparities among older adults in the US. With this dissertation, I contribute to this literature by developing an approach to studying “race” and heal…
In the late 1950’s, Stanley South began archaeological excavations at Colonial Brunswick Town, a colonial port located south of modern-day Wilmington, North Carolina along the western shore of the Cape Fear River. South began his excavations at Brunswick with Lot 29 which contai…
Arabian Gulf women's folk music which is performed at weddings by a lead singer (daqaqa ) and chorus (firqa ) has received little exposure compared to other styles of Middle Eastern music performance. The results from an investigation of the role of women in Arab music history, …